CANNED MACKEREL RECIPE.

A canned mackerel recipe you can enjoy in 20 minutes.

The Sri Lankan-style canned mackerel stir fry is effortless and can be assembled in a hurry as an extremely budget-friendly seafood meal.

Spicy with red chilli powder and whole chillies, peppery flavours balanced with tomatoes and citrus elements give you a balanced yet tasty dish.

You’ll be surprised how versatile this tinned mackerel fish dish is.

SERVE canned mackerel stir fry with…

There are so many ways to serve this canned mackerel recipe, from rice, roti, and paratha to bread, the choices are endless.

• Regular white rice cooked over a stovetop.
• Lemon rice(make sure not to add the lemon juice on the mackerel stir fry).
• Ghee rice.
• Vegetable fried rice.

• Vegetarian curries to serve with canned mackerel.
• Pumpkin curry
• Bombay potatoes.
• Dhal curry or an Indian dal tadka curry.
• Pineapple curry.

• Try the following flatbreads, roti, bread to serve with this tinned fish.
• Paratha roti.
• Sri Lankan coconut roti.
• Pita bread.
• Naan bread
• Any type of bread.

TIPS TO cook canned mackerel stir fry.

• I’ve tried to add the least amount of oil to cook the canned fish curry, using a non-stick pan makes this easy. you can add extra tablespoons of oil as you need.

• Draining the fish brine directly into the sink drain will prevent your sink from smelling of fish, pouring hot water after draining will also help.

• If you want the canned fish stir fry to be less spicy, simply reduce the number of green chillies or chilli powder. how spicy or mild you want the mackerel fish stir fry is completely up to you.

• You can also make adjustments to the fish stir fry by adding or reducing onion and garlic.

• Try not to break the canned fish into really smaller pieces, having larger chunks in the mackerel stir fry makes this fish really good.

• Unless you are serving the canned fish stir fry with lemon rice, make sure to drizzle some lime juice and mix it into the mackerel stir fry.

FAQ: CANNED MACKEREL RECIPE.

• Can I replace canned mackerel with fresh mackerel and cook this recipe?
  • Yes, once you clean and prepare the mackerel, I see no reason why you can’t use the same recipe. you might have to add more spices and certain ingredients.

• Should I remove the small bones and skin found in the canned mackerel before making this dish?
  • You can if you want to but the bones you find in these canned mackerel are really soft and cause no harm.
  • If you do prefer to remove the bones then go ahead and remove them or you can cook with the soft bones.

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INGREDIENTS TO COOK canned mackerel recipe.

To make this addictive canned mackerel recipe you will need 11 ingredients. these are easy ingredients you can buy.

• Oil
• Curry leaves(substitute with a bay leaf)
• Onion sliced fine.
• Green or red chillies(you can substitute with any type of chillies available for you)
• Large Tomato
• Cinnamon
• Lime juice
• Fresh pepper powder
• Red chilli powder(substitute with paprika)
• Garam masala powder.
• A tin of canned jack mackerel(net weight 425g/drained weight 285g)

How to cook canned mackerel.

To make this quick and easy tinned fish stir fry, drain fish brine directly into the drain and set aside.

Place a frying pan or medium-sized cooking pan over a low-medium fire.

Add oil, followed by curry leaves(substitute with a bay leaf), sliced onions green or red chillies.

Cook for 2-3 minutes before adding the tomatoes.
While the onions turn soft break down the tomatoes with your spoon and combine.

Reduce heat to low, and add cinnamon, and red chilli powder followed by lime or lemon juice.

Combine and cook the spices with the ingredients already in the pan.

Add the drained mackerel to the pan, combine and cook with the spices.

Make sure to break down the large chunks of mackerel as it cooks with the spices.

2 minutes into cooking time, season with salt and then add garam masala to the fish stir fry.

Cook while gently mixing all the ingredients together.

Taste and make the changes you need, you can add more pepper, red chilli powder, and more lime juice to suit your taste.

Remove from fire, transfer to a platter or bowl and serve with any of the side dish options given above.